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Wild Lake Session 2012

Dag — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:11:47 +0000

The Wild Lake Session is a Snowkite Event which goes into the second round, its all about Fun and Testing the latest 2012 Material.

The WLS is is going to happen on the 10th February – 12th February at the Haidersee/ Lake San Valentino.

At the same time Flysurfer is hosting their Video Jam Snowkite Testival with great prices.

Website: Wild Lake Session

Facebook: Event

Flysurfer: Video Jam

International Snowkite Championship 2012

Dag — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:43:36 +0000

The Snowkite Championship 2012 will be held at the Wasserkuppe in Germany with the disciplines Ski Race and Board Race.

The Wasserkuppe is located in the heart of Germany and is more easily accessible by car (see directions on their website).

Spot and Location:

The plateau offers ideal conditions for the hosting of the Championships. Hotel `s, restaurants, parking and flight centers are located directly at the location.

Schedule:

Friday 11.02.2011 – Training Day

Saturday 12.02.2011 – Competition

Sunday 13.02.2011 – temporary Competition Day

Competition Rules after the current competition regulations of the GPA.

Webpage: International Snowkite Championship 2012

Facebook: Event

Webcam: Spot Wasserkuppe

Snowkite Stormy Competition 2012

Dag — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:04:33 +0000

The Kiteforce team is organizing their 1st event called Snowkite Stormy Competition which is coming up at the last weekend in February (25.-26.2.2012) in the Czech Republik at Adolfov (Erzgebirge, Ore Mountains).

The location Adolfov is one of the most famous snowkiting places in the Czech Republik with tons of snow during the whole season.

The event will have the following disciplines, Race (Ski and Snowboard) and Freestyle (Ski and Snowboard).

Video

Gallery

Website: Kiteforce.cz , (translated via Google)

Location: Adolfov (translated via Google)

Facebook: Czech Kite Force

Red Bull Ragnarok 2012

Dag — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:24:44 +0000

Red Bull Ragnarok imitates this myth in the respect that only a mere few snow-kite heroes will succeed. Endurance is paramount, and only the toughest riders will make it to the finish line. Freestylers will be favored by having the possibility to overcome some obstacles in order to shorten the track.

Red Bull Ragnarok is an endurance based competition where the riders race on skis or snowboards, while being pulled by a kite.The riders go through a 12 kilometre long course five times. The first to cross the finish line wins. The men’s class is divided into ski and snowboard, while the women compete in a mixed class.

Once again the sound from the mighty horn of Heimdal is heard all over the world, and again the warriors of Ragnarok are summoned to battle the elements at the mighty plateau of Hardangervidda.

The name “Ragnarok” stems from an incident in Norse mythology, describing the last battle between the good and evil Gods, where only the heroes of the battlefield survive.

Video

Website: Red Bull Ragnarok

Facebook: Event Information

5th Tug Hill Snowkite Rally

Dag — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:07:17 +0000

For the 5th year, Lewis County will be hosting the Tug Hill Snowkite Rally, which has been gaining popularity over the years for it’s consistently great conditions that rival anywhere else in the Northeast! Hundreds of kiters have come to the festival, and it is growing every year. The sites available to fly are scattered across Lewis County, and are also growing in number every year.

The best way to experience snow kiting on Tug Hill is to make the festival, get the tour of sites, and have a great time. This year the festival takes place from January 14th-16th, MLK weekend.

Main Base Camp has changed for 2012, it is at Killenbeck Road Location. This location is the most fun and can take the most wind directions.

Registration atarts at 9am every day at Main Base Camp. Registration gets each person one free raffle ticket, and more raffle tickets can be purchased at registration. Raffle money will go towards a local charity.

Trainer kites with hands-on demo Sat. & Sun. ALL DAY!

The party on Saturday night will take place at the Ridge View Inn, in Lowville, starting at 7pm. We will announce the winners of the raffle there. Starting at 9pm there will be a live band playing till closing called Myself and Bob.

Video

Website: TugHillSnowkiting.com

Facebook: Tug Hill Snowkite Rally

Snowtime V

Dag — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:00:23 +0000

As in the past three years, Snowkiters are coming together on the 21st – 22nd January 2012 from all over Germany to meet in Satzung (Erzgebirge) for the Snowtime V event which is organized by Jan (Kitefabrik.de) and Daniel (Foilfest.de).

Part of the event is to test the latest equipment from manufacturers like: Ozone, Flysurfer, HQ, Nobile and Peter Lynn.

Here are some impressions from the past events:

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Website: Foilfest.de

Website: Kitefabrik.de

Southwest Snowkite Festival 2012

Dag — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:23:21 +0000

With the goal of unifying the Southwest kite scenes, promoting kite sport in the region and to just have a killer time, Stuart and Traveler put together a kite festival––The Southwest Snowkite Festival. The alliance between these two kite fanatics has proved unstoppable as both share a passion for kite sports that borders on the ridiculous. Come on out to the Southwest Snowkite Festival and see for yourself.

Event Schedule

Friday (February 3rd, 2012)

12:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
2:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
10:am to Sundown – Free Ride by any and all kiters

Saturday (February 4TH, 2012)

12:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
1:00 – Lunch (BBQ, people bring own food to grill and drinks)
2:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
3:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
5:30 – Dinner at local restaurant / party (or we keep it all on site and have a bonfire/dinner)
10:am to Sundown – Free Ride by any and all kiters

Sunday (February 5TH, 2012)

11:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
1:00 – Trainer kite class (beginner)
10:am to Sundown – Free Ride by any and all kiters

Video

Website: Southwest Snowkite Festival 2012

Antarctic ICE Expedition

Dag — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:26:07 +0000

Polar explorers Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour wisely decided recently to stop with their current route of the Antarctic ICE Expedition and re-commence their expedition with a new route.

Widespread and enormously high sastrugi (rigid snow and ice formations) and a strong headwind have made it impossible for Sam and Dixie to use their kite system in order to achieve their planned 60 to 80 kilometers per day in the direction of the South Pole. The size and scope of the sastrugi are a result of immense “super storms” with wind speeds of more than 160 km/hour which pummeled the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica in the recent barren winter months.

Mission

Honouring the 100th anniversary of the Race to the South Pole between Amundsen and Scott and their incredible perseverance.

Amundsen reached the South Pole on 14 Dec 1911 by dogsled and skis and made the return journey in a total of 99 days and over a distance of 2993 km. Scott, on the other hand, used pony’s to reach the Pole and arrived there a little over a month later, on 17 Jan 1912 , but perished with his team of 3 on the return trip.

Main targets

Pioneering a new expedition route in Antarctica with an itinerary based on the direction of the wind (circular anti-clockwise motion)
Raising the bar of sportive accomplishment of long haul Antarctic expeditions. Longest supported expedition so far is The International Trans Antarctic expedition from 1990, covering 3741 miles (5835 km) in 220 days. The longest unsupported expedition is 4808 km in 90 days by Rune Gjeldnes.
Scientific study of the catabatic winds in cooperation with a number of universities and meteorological institutes
Supporting Educational programs promoting environmental awareness

Website: Antarctic ICE Expedition

Blog: Expedition News

Videos

Gallery

Snowkite and Friends 2012

Dag — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:04:12 +0000

The new Edition of the german “SNOWKITE & friends 2012″ is available. Grab your copy from your local dealer or order it online through the links below.

SNOWKITE & Friends 2012 Topics:

- Spot for Snowkiteaction - from Georgia to the US

- Beginner review of Trainerkites

- Current available Snowkites

- On Tour with Chasta

- Safety and Security Tips & Tricks

Order here: Snowkite & Friends

Website: Snowkite & Frieds 2012

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Snowkite European Championship 2012

Dag — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:22:57 +0000

The Rollei Bullet HD Snowkite Championship 2012 will take place on January 22th-20th at Reschensee in South Tyrol. Rollei Bullet HD is the perfect title sponsor for the “Rollei Bullet HD Snowkite Championship 2012″.

After the German Open in recent years and the World Cup 2011 will now be held for the first time the European Championships in snowkiting. (Officially sanctioned by the International Snow Kiting Association).

Athletes are coming from Austria, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Russia and Scandinavia. There are the disciplines of freestyle and race. In both disciplines, Freestyle / Park and Race in the categories of ski / snowboard and men / women will be awarded the European title. Additionally the riders from all over the world can expect a terrain park with jumps and rails to exert impressive tricks.

As a warm up have a look at the last year video:

Website: www.snowkite-worldcup.com